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Annex 1 - Draft Travel Plan

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Travel Plan

Contents

1.0 INTRODUCTION

2.0 CURRENT TRAVEL PATTERNS

3.0 TRAVEL PLAN ADMINISTRATION

4.0 TRAVEL PLAN MEASURES

5.0 PLAN MONITORING AND REVIEW

Appendix 1

Appendix 2

Appendix 3

Appendix 4

Appendix 5

Appendix 6

List of Appendices

Site Layout Plan

Staff Travel Survey Results

Contact List

Action Plan

Staff Travel Plan Pack Inserts

Monitoring Sheets

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Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd A39 Falmouth Road, Falmouth Travel Plan

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background

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1.1.1 Planning permission is being sought by Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd for the relocation and extension of their existing store to A39 Falmouth Road, Falmouth. A Travel Plan will be required either as a condition of the planning permission for the development or under a S106 agreement. Notwithstanding any planning obligation, the adoption of the Travel Plan will be consistent with the following principles of Sainsbury's approach to Corporate Responsibility:

• respect for our environment;

• making a positive difference to our community; and

• a great place to work.

1.2 Store Background

1.2.1 The opening hours of the existing store are 07:00 - 22:00 hours Monday to Friday, 07:00-22:00 hours on Saturday and 10:00 - 16:00 hours on Sunday. When the store is closed to the public there will still be employees on-site re-stocking shelves, taking deliveries, providing security, and cleaning.

1.2.2 The existing Sainsbury's store currently employs approximately 137 people. Due to the nature and hours of operation, supermarket staff have a variety of shift patterns that are very different to those of a factory or office environment. Typically, a large number of Sainsbury's staff are female and approximately 1 in 5 are over the age of 50. Many employees find the choice of career opportunities within Sainsbury's means that they are able to build their working hours around other commitments such as picking their children up from school or further education courses. There are likely to be a high proportion of part-time and temporary staff who will generally work flexible and irregular hours. Staff shifts will vary from person to person but will broadly follow the pattern set out below:

Morning shift:

Afternoon shift:

Evening shift:

Night shift:

07:00-12:00 hours

12:00-19:00 hours

19:00-22:00 hours

22:00-07:00 hours

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1.3 Travel Plan Background

1.3.1 Travel Plans are strategies for managing multimodal access to a site or development that focus on maximising the potential for travel by sustainable modes of transport. They set out the objectives of the Plan, a range of measures to be implemented to achieve the objectives, and the means by which the success of the Plan will be monitored.

1.3.2 The results of research presented within the document entitled "Making Travel Plans Work!/I showed that, with the availability and promotion of alternatives, car use for commuting can be reduced by over 50%. However, this level of reduction was exceptional and the average reduction in commuter car journeys being made as a car driver was 18%.

1.3.3 More recent research, commissioned by the Department of Transport2, which examined the

effectiveness of the Travel Plans of 26 organisations (local and national government departments, hospitals, universities and private companies) drew a very similar conclusion of an average 17.8% reduction in traffic. Additional benefits of travel plans were found to be:-

• increases in walking and cycling, with associated health gains;

• improved social inclusion;

• better conditions for employees;

• improved staff recruitment and retention;

• the opportunity to contribute to environmental management standards such as ISO 14001;

• good PR for businesses;

• financial savings;

• increases in bus use and associated ticket revenue;

• better estate management;

• less noise, congestion and pollution, and better conditions for freight distribution associated with reductions in car use; and

• better security and less fear of crime from better car parking management.

1.4 References

1.4.1 The Travel Plan has been prepared with reference to the following documents:-

• The Essential Guide to Travel Planning, Jim Fitzpatrick for The Department of Transport, March 2008;

• A Guide on Travel Plans for Developers, Transport Energy, September 2006;

• Good Practice Guidelines: Delivering Travel Plans through the Planning Process, Department for Transport, April 2009;

• Travel Plans - Advice for Developers in Cornwall, Cornwall County Council, undated.

1 Making Travel Plans Work: Lessons From UK case Studies, Department for Transport, July 2002 2 Smarter Choices - Changing the Way we Travel, Cairns et ai, 2004

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1.5 Status

1.5.1 This report has been prepared as a Full Travel Plan and draws on the results of staff travel surveys to set the Travel Plan targets.

1.6 Objectives

1.6.1 The Plan is a long term strategy for reducing the dependence of staff on travel by private car. The primary objective of the strategy is to:

• reduce the number of single occupancy, single purpose car trips to the store by increasing the awareness of staff to the advantages and potential for travel by more environmentally-friendly modes of transport.

1.6.2 The secondary objectives of the strategy are set out below:-

• minimise the impact on the local community of traffic associated with the store by minimising noise and pollution;

• show a commitment to improving traffic conditions within the local area;

• reduce the adverse effects on health associated with increased car use;

• reduce air pollution and the consumption of fossil fuels;

• increase the attractiveness, and hence the proportion, of journeys made to and from the site by sustainable modes of transport such as walking, cycling and public transport;

• promote walking and cycling as a health benefit to staff;

• promote social inclusion by widening the travel options available for non-car owning staff;

• reduce the cost to staff of their journey to work by promoting alternatives that are both cheaper and more environmentally friendly; and

• allow Sainsbury's to demonstrate its commitment to promoting sustainable transport choices and reducing the traffic impact of its stores on local communities.

1.6.3 In order to achieve the objectives, a package of physical and management measures will be implemented that will facilitate travel to the store by sustainable modes of transport.

1.7 Travel Plan Content

1.7.1 A key feature of the Travel Plan will be a review of the means of travelling to the store and of the staff travel patterns at the time the Travel Plan is implemented. The outputs of this review constitute the starting point and are used to set the Travel Plan targets and identify appropriate measures to achieve them. Future staff travel surveys will provide the monitoring framework, which will allow key trends to be identified in the medium to long term. The review and the targets will be presented in Section 2.

1.7.2 The Travel Plan will be overseen by a Travel Plan Administrator and implemented in-store by a Travel Plan Co-ordinator. These roles are described in Section 3.

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1.7.3 The measures by which the Travel Plan objectives and targets will be achieved are the key component of the Plan and are described in Section 4. Regular monitoring is required to ensure that the objectives are being met and to gauge progress towards the targets. The means by which the Plan will be monitored are set out in Section 5.

1.7.4 The remainder of this Travel Plan is divided into four sections as follows:

Section 2.0 Current Travel Patterns

Section 3.0 Travel Plan Administration

Section 4.0 Travel Plan Measures

Section 5.0 Plan Monitoring and Review

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2.0 CURRENT TRAVEL PATTERNS

2.1 Introduction


2.1.1 The success of the Travel Plan will primarily be judged by progress towards the target for the reduction in the proportion of staff driving to work. This section of the Plan will provide details of the means of travelling to the store, present the results of the staff travel survey and specify the modal share target.

2.2 The Site and the Surrounding Area

2.2.1 The Sainsbury's store will be relocated on land which is the existing Vosper's site, the site is located immediately to the northwest of the existing Sainsbury's site; the site is on the south side of A39 Falmouth Road and is bound to the south and west by undeveloped land, as shown at Inset 1 below. A site layout plan is provided at Appendix 1.

Inset 1 - Site Location Plan

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2.3 Local Transport Facilities

Walking


2.3.1 Planning Policy Guidance 13 (PPG13) states that walking has the potential to replace short car trips, particularly for journeys less than 2km in length and walking is an environmentally friendly and healthy method of travelling. The Institute of Highways and Transportation (IHT) guidance document entitled 'Providing for Journeys on Foot' identifies a maximum walk distance of 1.2 km.

2.3.2 The actual distance that people will be prepared to walk will vary depending on the trip purpose and other factors such as the presence of road crossings and terrain. For retail trips, the assumed maximum walk distance is 1.2 km while for work based trips to / from the foodstore / non-food retail units, people are likely to be prepared to walk the full 2km referred to in PPG13.

2.3.3 The 1.2km and 2km walk catchment areas for customers and staff are shown at Inset 2 below.

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2.3.4 Inset 2 shows that similarly to the existing Sainsbury's site, a large number of dwellings are within the 1.2km walk catchment isochrone from the proposal site and that there is a substantial staff pool within a 2km walk distance.

2.3.5 The proposal site is accessed from the footways flanking the southern side of A39 Falmouth Road to the north of the site and there are informal pedestrian crossing facilities at the A39 / 83292 Falmouth Road roundabout.

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2.3.6 The site is well connected to the residential areas to the north and east, along with connecting to the north-western edge of Falmouth town centre.

2.3.7 Overall, the site is accessible by foot from local residential areas for both staff and employees particularly as the site enjoys a very high level of integration with the residential areas to the north and east of the site.

Cycling

2.3.8 As set out in PPG13, cycling offers an attractive alternative to car travel for trips of less than 5 kilometres and the cycle catchment area of the existing and proposed sites is shown at Inset 3 below. For Simplicity, the combined isochrone is centred at the northern edge of the eXisting Sainsbury's site and shows that the entirety of Falmouth and Penryn are within an acceptable cycling distance from the development sites.

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2.3.9 Inset 4 below indicates the alignment of local cycle infrastructure within the town.

Inset 4 - Local Cycle Routes and Infrastructure

2.3.10Local to the site Falmouth Road has dedicated cycle lanes on both the north and south sides of the road. These cycle lanes extend from Church Road, Penryn to the existing Sainsbury's site at Falmouth Road. This infrastructure links the development sites with the residential areas to the north of the proposal site along with providing a n attractive route for cyclists travelling between Penryn and Falmouth.

2.3.11 The Falmouth cycle lanes are shown at Photographs 1 and 2 below.

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Photograph 1- Falmouth Road Cycle Lanes (A39 Falmouth Road)

Photograph 2 - Falmouth Road Cycle Lanes (83292 Falmouth Road)

2.3.12 As part of the proposed development, at least 22 cycle spaces will be provided in the form of sheltered Sheffield cycle hoops. Under the Travel Plan monitoring (described in Section 5) their use will be observed and additional spaces will be provided if required.

2.3.13 Based on the above, cycling offers a potentially attractive form of travel to the proposed foodstore, particularly from the built up areas of Falmouth and Penryn.

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Bus


2.3.14 The guidance contained within the Institute of Highways and Transportation's publication entitled "Planning for Public Transport in Developments" recommends a maximum walking distance of 400 metres between travel generating land-uses and the nearest bus stop.

2.3.15 The nearest bus stops to both the existing Sainsbury's site and the proposed Vosper's site are located on Falmouth Road / North Parade / Dracaena Avenue to the north / east of the site. There are northbound bus stops located on A39 Falmouth Road and B3292 Falmouth Road whilst there are southbound bus stops located on B3292 Falmouth Road, North Parade and Dracaena Avenue.

2.3.16 The existing Sainsbury's foodstore site is located approximately 160m walk distance from the A39 Falmouth Road northbound bus stop, 140m walk distance from the Dracaena Avenue southbound bus stop and 245m walk distance from the North Parade southbound bus stop. The location of the bus stops relative to the site therefore com plies with the IHT recommended maximum walk distances.

2.3.17 The proposed Vosper's site is located approximately 80m walk dist.ance from the A39 Falmouth Road northbound bus stop, 220m walk distance from the Dracaena Avenue southbound bus stop and 300m walk distance from the North Parade southbound bus stop. The location of the bus stops relative to the site therefore also complies with the IHT recommended maximum walk distances.

2.3.18 The A39 Falmouth Road and Dracaena Avenue bus stops are formed by lay-bys, shelters and timetable information, whilst the North Parade bus stop is formed by a shelter with timetable information. Inset 5 below identifies the location of these bus stops in relation to the development sites.

Inset 5 - Development Sites in Relation to Local Bus Stops

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Bus Services


2.3.19 The Falmouth Road bus stops are served by 6 routes, these being the 2, 41, 42, 68, 88, and 500 which collectively provide 9 buses per hour in each direction. The Dracaena Avenue bus stop is served by routes 2, 41, 42, and 500 whilst the North Parade bus stop is served by the 66, and 88 services. The bus routes serving the site are detailed below.

Route 2: This service operates every 2 hours Monday to Saturday between Falmouth and Penzance via Helston.

Route 41: The service operates between Camborne and Falmouth via Redruth with a service operating every 30 minutes throughout the day Monday to Friday and every 60 minutes on a Saturday and Sunday.

Route 42: The service operates between Camborne and Falmouth with 3-4 journeys running each day Monday to Saturday.

Route 68: The service operates between Longfield and Falmouth with a service operating every 30 minutes throughout the day Monday to Saturday and every 2 hours on a Sunday.

Route 88: This service operates every 15 minutes between Falmouth and Truro Monday to Friday, every 20 minutes throughout the day on a Saturday and every 60 minutes on a Sunday.

Route 500: This service operates every 2 hours Monday to Saturday between Falmouth and Truro and runs a single service on a Sunday.

2.3.20 The above services provide a high level of bus frequency and, coupled with the convenient location of the bus stops relative to the sites, bus travel represents an attractive travel mode for trips to both the existing Sainsbury's site and the proposed Vosper's site.

Park and Ride

2.3.21 In addition to the regular bus services above, route 590 and 591 are summer services which operate between May and October each year from the Ponsharden Park and Float, which is located on the north side of Falmouth Road opposite the existing Sainsbury's site. The 590 service operates one journey per day between l'Jewquay and Falmouth whilst the 591 services operates as a 'Park and Ride' facility into central Falmouth with a service running every 20 minutes throughout the day.

2.3.22 Therefore, this route provides an attractive additional route for those wishing to visit the existing and proposed sites from central Falmouth, or those visiting the store as part of their return visit to their vehicle.

2.3.23 Overall, the site is highly accessible by public transport facilities .

Vehicular Access

2.3.24 Vehicular access to the store will be provided exclusively from the existing A39 / B3292 Falmouth road roundabout.

2.3.25 The store will have 547 car parking spaces.

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2.4 Staff Travel Patterns


2.4.1 In order to establish the existing travel patterns of staff, a comprehensive staff travel survey was conducted in January 2011. The results of the survey are presented in detail in a Technical Note included as Appendix 2 and are summarised below.

2.4.2 The following Inset 6 illustrates the modal split for staff travel to the store.

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2.4.3 Encouragingly, 52% of staff already travel to work by non-car modes, with a further 10% altering their mode between various modes of transport, including cycling.

2.4.4 other key findings from the survey were:

• 54% of staff live within 1 mile with 43% of journeys taking under 10 minutes.

• 21% of employees who drive to work do so because of necessity. With 70% stating that they would consider car sharing .

• No employees currently cycle to work, but 25% would consider it if the right alterations were in place.

• Almost half of staff would consider using public transport, with greater bus frequency stated as the main factor developing future use.

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2.5 Targets

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2.5.1 The target of the Travel Plan will be to reduce the proportion of staff driving to the store by 10% within 5 years of the Travel Plan being adopted. Targets for individual mode shares will not be set as the minimisation of car use, with an associated transfer to any non-car mode of transport (inclusive of car sharing), will contribute towards achieving the main objective of the Travel Plan.

2.5.2 It is anticipated that the greatest modal shift will be to car sharing and bus use. The key means of achieving modal shift will be through the provision of information and by the management of parking in the store car park.

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3.0 TRAVEL PLAN ADMINISTRATION

3.1 Introduction


3.1.1 Sainsbury's Supermarkets Limited will appoint Connect Consultants to act as Travel Administrator and a member of staff as an in-store Travel Plan Co-ordinator. The Travel Administrator will administer the Travel Plan and provide the Travel Plan Co-ordinator with the support they need to implement the Travel Plan. The Travel Plan Co-ordinator will be allocated sufficient time, resources and management support to perform their role. Details of the nominated Travel Plan Co-ordinator will be included in the Contact List included at Appendix 3.

3.2 Duties

3.2.1 The duties of the Travel Administrator and Travel Plan Co-ordinator are permanent. These responsibilities have been set out below:-

• the operation of the Travel Plan;

• monitoring the Travel Plan;

• promoting the Travel Plan;

• preparing an annual review;

• liaison with Cornwall Council when appropriate; and

• liaison with the local bus operators if necessary.

3.3 Consultation

3.3.1 The success of the Plan will rely on the support of staff. Once the Travel Plan has been launched, the Travel Administrator will continue to maintain close contact with the in-store Travel Plan Co-ordinator, the store management and the Staff CouncIl.

3.3.2 Liaison with the local bus operators and officers of Cornwall Council, such as the Travel Awareness Team and those responsible for cycling and public transport, will also be necessary.

3.3.3 The Contact List at Appendix 3 contains the names, addresses and phone numbers of representatives of the planning and highway authorities and the bus operators. The list will be amended or added to as necessary.

3.4 Promotion

3.4.1 All staff will be made aware of the existence of the Staff Travel Plan, its objectives in enhancing the environment and the role of individuals in achieving the objectives of the Plan.

3.4.2 Contact details of the Travel Administrator and in-store Travel Plan Co-ordinator will be advertised in the event that staff wish to discuss specific matters.

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3.5 Updating

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3.5.1 The Travel Plan is an evolving document and the strategies and measures therein will evolve over time. The objectives of the Plan will not change. However the measures taken to reduce employee single occupancy vehicle commuter trips to the store may need to be adjusted in order to meet the Travel Plan targets.

3.5.2 The on-going monitoring programme and, in particular, the annual review (described in Section 5) will provide updated information which will allow the Plan to be revised, refined, and improved. An annual review report will be submitted to Cornwall Council.

3.6 Action Plan

3.6.1 A tabular plan setting out the actions which will be undertaken to implement, promote and monitor the Travel Plan is included as Appendix 4.

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4.0 TRAVEL PLAN MEASURES

4.1 Introduction


4.1.1 This section of the Plan outlines the specific physical and management measures to be undertaken as part of the Plan. These measures are in addition to the infrastructure provision which was described in Section 2 of the Travel Plan. The implementation of the listed measures, which include awareness initiatives and infrastructure provision, is the core of the Plan.

4.1.2 As far as possible, the obligations outlined below are designed to be suitable for review and monitoring. The list is not exhaustive, however, and the Travel Administrator and in-store Travel Plan Co-ordinator will be free to investigate other potential initiatives. This list will be reviewed following the completion of the staff travel survey and the setting of the Travel Plan targets.

4.2 Walking

4.2.1 The Travel Plan Co-ordinator will promote walking as a healthy and cheap means by which to travel. Encouragements to travel to the store on foot are set out below:-

• The Travel Administrator will report the results of the staff travel survey to Cornwall Council and will liaise with officers to establish the potential for improvements to existing off-site facilities.

• The Travel Plan Co-ordinator will liaise with Cornwall Council to ensure that pedestrian routes are appropriately maintained.

• Staff and customers will be provided with information and advice concerning safe pedestrian routes to the store.

• Staff will be provided with changing room facilities, including lockers for the storage of wet clothes and umbrellas.

4.3 Cycling

4.3.1 Cycling is a cheap, quick and sustainable mode of transport that provides benefits for personal health as well as reducing road congestion.

• The Travel Administrator will report the results of the staff travel survey to Cornwall Council and will liaise with officers to establish the potential for improvements to offsite facilities.

• The Travel Plan Co-ordinator will liaise with Cornwall Council to ensure that cycle routes are appropriately maintained .

• Notice boards will provide staff and customers with information and advice about safe cycle routes to the store.

• Use of the cycle parking facilities will be monitored. Additional parking facilities will be provided should demand warrant it.

• Staff will be provided with changing room facilities, including lockers for the storage of wet clothes and cycling equipment.

• If the results of the staff travel survey show sufficient interest, the feasibility of establishing a Bicycle Users Group will be investigated.

• An emergency bicycle repair kit will be available.

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4.4 Bus


4.4.1 Measures for encouraging bus travel will include the following:-

• The Travel Administrator will provide the bus operators with any relevant information arising from the staff travel survey and investigate the potential to improve services.

• Up-to-date details of bus services, including route information and timetables, will be permanently on display in the staff communal area and near the store entrance for customers.

• The Travel Plan Co-ordinator will liaise with the bus operators to ensure that information remains current.

• The Travel Plan Co-ordinator will bring to the operators' attention any issues raised periodically by staff to ensure that use of bus services to the store is maximised.

• The Travel Plan Co-ordinator will seek to negotiate discounted tickets for staff with the bus operators.

4.5 Taxi

4.5.1 Taxis have an important role in providing for staff trips when other modes of transport may not be available or when a car share arrangement fails on a particular occasion.

• The Travel Plan Co-ordinator will ensure that the contact details for a local taxi operator are available on site.

• The Travel Plan Co-ordinator will seek to negotiate discounted rates with a local taxi company for the benefit of Sainsburls staff.

4.6 Car Sharing

4.6.1 Car sharing represents a relatively convenient alternative form of travel and significant potential exists to reduce the total car mileage of staff by encouraging them to join a formal scheme.

• Staff who are interested in car sharing will be encouraged to register with carsharecornwall.com.

• A guaranteed ride home will be provided in the event of a car share arrangement failing on a particular occasion . This measure will act as a 'safety net' for potential car sharers by reassuring staff that a backup measure is in place, should an agreed car share journey not go ahead as planned.

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4.7 Staff Travel Plan Pack

4.7.1 All staff will be given a Travel Plan pack at the launch of the Travel Plan or upon commencement of employment thereafter. Inserts from the Travel Plan pack are provided at Appendix 5. The pack will contain the following information:-

• a summary page introducing the Travel Plan;

• local bus service timetable information;

• local pedestrian route information;

• local cycle route information;

• contact details for local taxi companies;

• a summary note explaining car sharing;

• promotional material to encourage walking to work; and

• contact details of the Travel Plan Co-ordinator, Travel Administrator and the Cornwall Council Travel Plan Support Officer.

4.7.2 A Travel Plan comments box will be available in the staff room.

4.8 Servicing and Deliveries

4.8.1 Sainsbury's has a target of reducing depot to store transport CO2 emissions by 15% by 2012 (against a 2005/06 baseline). There are already six vehicles fuelled by bio-methane within the Sainsbury's fleet and 70 electric vans in use. Vehicles which use other alternative fuels are currently being trialled.

4.8.2 Sainsbury's operate a 'Goods on Line' home delivery service, enabling people to buy goods online and have them delivered direct to their homes, which results in an overall decrease in vehicle-miles. The 'Goods on Line' service covers the area of Falmouth although this service is not store specific and may not operate out of the Falmouth store.

• Information regarding the 'Goods on Line' service will be prominently displayed within the store in order to increase customer awareness of the service.

4.9 Miscellaneous

4.9.1 If it would enable a significant number of staff to travel to work by non-car modes of transport or to car share, the possibility of introducing alternatives to Sainsbury's standard working patterns, particularly shift times, will be considered.

4.9.2 Budgets will be allocated as follows

• £100 for printing the Staff Travel Plan Pack;

• £250 annually for guaranteed rides home; and

• £250 annually for Travel Plan events.

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5.0 PLAN MONITORING AND REVIEW

5.1 Introduction


5.1.1 A programme of monitoring and review has been designed to generate information by which the success of the Plan can be evaluated. Monitoring and review will be the responsibility of the Travel Plan Administrator.

5.2 Monitoring

5.2.1 The monitoring measures outlined below incorporate the collection of both 'hard' analytical data and 'soft' data in the form of general feedback and correspondence. The measures include the following:-

• monitoring the use of the cycle parking;

• recording the number of staff registered with carsharecornwall.com;

• recording of comments/observations received directly from staff and those placed in the Travel Plan comments box; and

• monitoring the number of claims made for a guaranteed lift home.

5.3 Monitoring Methodology

5.3.1 Monitoring sheets have been produced to formalise the monitoring process. Copies are provided at Appendix 6. The staff Travel Plan comments box will be checked on the first Saturday of the month to coincide with other monitoring that will be completed that day. The Travel Plan Co-ordinator will be responsible for addressing any comments made and will liaise with the store manager, the Travel Plan Administrator, officers of Cornwall Councilor the local bus operators, depending on the nature of the comment.

5.4 Review

5.4.1 Every 12 months, on the anniversary of the introduction of the Travel Plan, for the life of the plan, the Travel Administrator will undertake a review of the Plan. The objective of the review will be to assess the success of the Plan and to identify any new measures required to meet the targets.

5.4.2 The major element of the review will involve the re-issue of the travel questionnaire. Reconducting the staff travel survey offers the opportunity to gather new information about wider staff attitudes to travel. Analysis of the survey results will also yield up-dated modal split information for comparison with data obtained before the launch of the Travel Plan, free of seasonal bias.

5.4.3 The Travel Administrator will compile a report outlining the results of the review. The report will also incorporate the results of the on-going monitoring undertaken throughout the preceding year. The results of the annual review will be presented to the store management and the Staff Council and a summary will be made available to all staff. A copy of the annual review report will be submitted to Cornwall Council.

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Introduction

C ONSULTANTS • • •

Connect Consultants have been instructed by Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd to advise on the highways and transport implications of the relocation and extension of their store on A39 Falmouth Road, Falmouth.

In order to establish the existing travel patterns of staff, a comprehensive staff travel survey was conducted in January 2011 and this Technical Note presents and analyses the survey results.

The survey was conducted in the staff restaurant on 25th January 2011. 62 questionnaires were completed . Some 130 people were employed at the store at the time of the survey so the sample proportion was approximately 48%.

The questionnaire asked staff for some general, personal and employment details. They were then asked about their journey to work in terms of usual mode of transport, distance travelled and journey time. If appropriate, staff were asked their reasons for driving to work. Next, their views on car sharing, cycling, walking and public transport, in the context of the journey to work, were sought. Finally, they were invited to give any general comments about their journey to work. The questionnaire is attached as Appendix A of this note.

Survey Results

Gender

There were more female respondents with 37 being female and 25 male.

Full/Part Time Working

A slightly greater proportion of respondents who answered the questionnaire work part time (52%).

Normal Working Hours

13% of the respondents work in the evening and so travel at anti-social hours.

Mode of Transport

The modal split for the usual main mode of travel to work is summarised in the following table.


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Car Passenger 3

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Car Driver with non-Staff Passenger(s) 3

Car Driver with Staff Passenger(s) 3

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An encouraging proportion of 50% walk to work. While 2% travel by bus to workJ and some staff members do cycle, but fall into the multiple modes of transport category due to using other modes as well.

Journey Length

The journey lengths of the respondents who were able to make an estimate are summarised below.

% of Respondents Giving Estimate of

Distance Travelled to Work Journey length

Up to 1 mile 54

Over 1 mile and up to 3 miles 16

Over 3 miles and up to 5 miles 7


Over 10 miles 10

Total 100

70% of respondents live less than three miles from the store. 10% travel more than 10 miles to work.

The journey lengths of respondents who drive to work on their own are summarised below.

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Distance Travelled to Work of Journey Length

Up to 1 mile 13

Over 1 mile and up to 3 miles 19



Over 10 miles 25

Total 100

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Of the respondents who drive to work alone, only 13% (2) live one mile or less from the store.

Journey Time

The journey times to work of the respondents who were able to make an estimate are summarised below. 43% of respondents travel to work in 10 minutes or less.

% of Respondents Giving Estimate of

Journey Time to Work Journey Time

Under 10 minutes 43

10 - 15 minutes 21

16-30 minutes 28

31- 60 minutes 5

Over an hour 3

Total 100

Home Postcode

The locations of the home postcodes of the respondents who gave their full postcode and specified a single usual main mode of transport are shown on the following figures.

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The majority of respondents live within Falmouth, and a considerable proportion are located in Penryn. The figures show that there may be some scope for encouraging staff from the Penryn area to car share.

Reasons for Driving to Work

The responses to this question are shown in the following table. More than one response could be given. Nearly a quarter of the car drivers considered that travelling to work by car is necessary for their job. Nearly a fifth felt that they had no alternative, over half cited general convenience and 7% stated that they combined their journey with another (e.g. taking children to school). No-one considered that the ease of parking is a reason for driving to work.

% of Car Reasons for Car Use Drivers

Car Necessary For the Job 21

Convenience 55

Lack of Alternatives 17

Safely/Security 0

Ease of Parkin~ 0

HeallhlDisabilily Reasons 0

Combined Journey 7

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Encouragements to Car Share

Of the respondents who drive to work, 70% would be willing to consider car sharing. Of these, 85% would like help in finding a car share partner and 15% would like a free taxi home in the event of a return car share trip not being available for some reason.

Encouragements to Walk

Of the 62 respondents, 33 live within 1 mile of the store, and 24 of these already usually walk to work and 4 did not answer by what mode they journeyed. Therefore there are only a small number of respondents who could easily transfer to walking. However, of all the respondents who do not already usually walk to work, 38% (13) would be willing to consider it. It is worthy to note that 2 members of staff stated that their walk is fine.

Encouragements to Cycle

10 (25%) of respondents would be willing to consider cycling . 7 of these feel that improved cycle routes would be an encouragement and 2 would like improved cycle parking at work. 3 respondents felt that improved facilities at work would be an encouragement to cycle. As part of the development proposals at least 22 cycle spaces will be provided in the form of sheltered Sheffield cycle hoops for customers and staff.

Encouragements to Use PubliC Transport

Of those who do not usually travel to work using public transport, 44% would consider doing so. Of these, 50% would like higher frequency bus services. 3 respondents would like bus services closer to their home or bus services closer to the store. 3 would like improved service information and 3 would like the local buses to be more reliable.

Comments

Finally, the questionnaire asked for any other comments about travelling to work. No comment was made more than once.

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Appendix 3 Contact List

CONSULTANTS • • •

Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd

Falmouth

Travel Administrator

Connect Consultants

78 Broad Street

Chipping Sod bury

Bristol

BS376AG

Tel: 01454320 220 Fax: 01454320099

Travel Plan Contact List

email: [email protected]

Travel Plan Co-ordinator

(TBA)

Sainsbury's

Falmouth Road

Falmouth

Postcode

Tel:

Store Ma nager

(TBA)

Sainsbury's

Falmouth Road

Falmouth

Postcode

Tel:

Cornwall Council Travel Plan Support Officer

Cornwall Council

County Hall

Treyew Road

Truro

TR13AY

Tel: 01872 322094


Planning Authority

Planning and Regeneration

Cornwall Council

St Clare

Penzance

TR183QW

Tel: 01736331166


First Devon and Cornwall

The Ride

Chelson Meadow

Plymouth

PL97JT

Tel: 0845600 1420

Western Greyhound

Western House

St Austell Street

Summercourt

Newquay

TR85DR

Tel: 01637871871

Appendix 4 Action Plan


When

Sainsbury's Falmouth Travel Plan

Action Plan

Action

Consult with store management and Staff Council and pass feedback to Travel Administrator

Analyse results of initial staff travel survey, set targets, identify any additional measures and prepare Full Travel Plan

Report any relevant findings from initial staff travel survey to Cornwall Councilor bus operators

Organise event to launch the Travel Plan and issue each member of staff with a Staff Travel Plan Pack

When Date Responsibility




Action

Cycle parking monitoring

Check Travel Plan comments box and record and address any comments

Check that bus timetables are current

Analyse results of annual staff travel survey, conduct annual review and prepare review report

Report any relevant findings from annual staff travel survey to Cornwall Councilor bus operators

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Appendix 5 Staff Travel Plan Pack

Dear Colleague,

A Travel Plan has been launched at this store with the aim of reducing staff singleoccupancy car use and encouraging the use of non-car modes of transport.

As a leading UK retailer, Sainsbury's is committed to reducing its environmental impacts as part of an on-going programme of corporate social responsibility .

This Travel Plan pack provides you with information on local walk and cycle routes, local bus service timetables, information about car sharing and publicity material which sets out the health benefits of walking.

I would also like to take this opportunity to bring to your attention the staff travel comments box which is located in the staff room. If you have any comments on store travel, e.g. if the bus you catch to work continually runs late, or insufficient cycle parking is provided at this store, then please write down your comments so that appropriate action can be taken.

I hope you find this information pack to be of use . If you have questions about the Travel Plan then please contact the Travel Plan Co-ordinator. Contact details for the Travel Plan Co-ordinator are in your Travel Plan Pack.

Yours sincerely

Falmouth Store Manager

Local Taxi Details

Falmouth & Penryn Radio Taxis 3 Hayman Way, Falmouth, TR11 3QH

Tel: 01326315 194

Peters Cabs 101 Dracaena Ave, Falmouth TR11 2EP

Tel: 01326211 541

24-7 34 Tresillian Road, Falmouth TR11 2PQ

Tel:01326 312 470

Sa·nsburys

Car Sharing

Car sharing is when two or more people share a car and travel together. Car sharing allows people to benefit from the convenience and flexibility of the car whilst alleviating the associated problems of congestion and pollution.

What are the benefits of car sharing?

Car sharing can:-

SAVE you money. By sharing travel you can share the costs.

REDUCE the need for a private car and the costs associated with it.

PROVIDE a safe, pleasant and reliable alternative to public transport.

IMPROVE the local environment, your health and your quality of life.

If you would be interested in car sharing please register at

www.carsharecornwall .com

Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd

Falmouth

Travel Administrator

Connect Consultants

78 Broad Street

Chipping Sodbury

Bristol

BS376AG

Tel: 01454320220 Fax: 01454 320 099

Travel Plan Contact List



TBC

Ext: number

Cornwall County Council Travel Plan Support Officer

Cornwall Council

County Hall

Treyew Road

Truro

TR13AY

Tel: 01872 322094

email: travel,[email protected]

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Appendix 6 Monitoring Sheets

CONSULTANTS • • •

Sainsbury's Falmouth Travel Plan Monitoring

Form TPO 1: Use of Cycle Parking Facilities

User note: The schedule for the monitoring of the use of cycle parking facilities is as follows. This sheet must be completed on:-

• The first Saturday of every calendar month. • The first Friday of every calendar month. • The number of cycles parked must be recorded hourly from 08:00-20:00 on the day

monitoring is required.

Day Number Weather Date Time of cycles Checked by ... Fri/Sat conditions

parked 08:00 09:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00

Sainsbury's Falmouth Travel Plan Monitoring

Form TP02: Staff Comments

User note: The Travel Plan comments box should be checked on the first Saturday of each month. Use this form to record comments and note any action taken. The form may also be used to record any travel related comments received by other means (e.g. verbally).

Date Comment Action Ta ken

Sainsbury's Falnlouth Travel Plan Monitoring

Form TP03: Use of Guaranteed Ride Home

User note: Use this from to record details of the occasions when a taxi ride home is provided for a member of staff who has travelled to work by a sustainable mode of transport but, due to unforeseen circumstances, is unable to travel home by the same method.

Date Name Reason Fare Paid

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